TDCEX4 MANUAL
IMPORTANT
- Don’t open the battery door under water.
- Close the battery door properly for best water sealing.
- Rinse the camera with clean water after used and keep it dry for storage.
1. Getting to know your camera
14.0 Mega pixels resolution sensor
Digital still camera
Digital video camcorder
Built-in flash light
4x digital zoom
2.7+1.8 " TFT color display
MicroSD card support
2 x AAA alkaline batteries
2. Functional parts
1 Shutter Press this button to take photographs or to start /stop recording
a video clip, or to confirm changes in menu mode
2 Power on/off
button
Press this button for at least 2 seconds to switch on or off the
camera，or press it to display or hide the status icon on LCD.
3 Monitor switching
button
Press this button to switch between the front monitor and the back
monitor.
4 Front monitor Use the front monitor when taking self-portrait shots
5 Flash light Use the built-in flash to give the subject extra lighting when
shooting in the dark (the best shooting distance is within 1.5m).
6 Lens
Capture the image.
Note: Keep the lens clean. Dirt and fingerprints will affect the
quality of the picture.
7 Busy indicator When the indicator is blinking, the camera is busy.
8 Macro/normal
switch
Macro mode: Select this mode to take close-up photographs
(distance 11cm - 18cm).
Normal mode: Select this mode to take photographs from
0.5m - infinity.
9 Main screen Display photographs, video clips, camera setting and menu.
10 Up/Tele
In Preview mode: press this button for zooming in.
In Menu mode: press this button to move up the selection bar.
In Image Playback mode: press this button for enlarging the photo.
In Video Playback mode: press it to start/pause the video.
11 Down/Wide
In Shooting mode: press this button for zooming out.
In Menu mode: press this button to move down the selection bar.
In Image Playback mode: press this button for reducing the photo size.
In Video Playback mode: press this button to enter the thumbnail mode
12 Left / Flash light
In Menu mode: press this button for the left selection;
In Playback mode: press this button to go back to the previous one;
In Photo Infinite Preview mode: press this button to switch to Flash
mode;
When zooming in under Image Playback mode: press it to move to the
left portion of the photo.
In Video Playback mode: press it for fast rewind.
13 Right / Playback
Press this button to enter Playback mode;
In Playback mode: press this button to move to the next one;
In Menu mode: press this button for the right selection;
When zooming in under Image Playback mode: press it to move to the
right portion of the photo.
In Video Playback mode: press it for fast forward.
14 Mode switch
Press this button to switch between movie and still capture mode;
In Playback mode: press this button to exit.
When zooming in under Image Playback mode: press it to move to
the upper portion of the photo. In Video Playback mode: press it to
stop the video.
15 Menu / Delete
In Preview mode: press it to enter the settings Menu.
In Playback mode:
Press it for a short time to enter“Delete single/ all files”mode;
Press it for a long time to enter file compiling and system setting
menu.
In Photo (zoom in) Playback mode: press it to move to the down
area of the photo.
16 Tripod connector For fixing the camera on the tripod.
17 USB interface You can download photographs and video clips to a computer
when connecting with a USB cable. (not included)
18 MicroSD card slot MicroSD card storage location.
19 Battery
compartment Compartment for 2 x AAA alkaline batteries
20 Strap hook Hook for attaching the wrist strap to the camera.
3. Explanation of the status icons
Item Function Description
1 Mode
Shows the current operating mode:
Photo mode.
Video mode.
2 Flash
Force flash: The flash will be on under any
environment.
Auto flash: The camera determines if the flash
should be used or not.
No flash: The flash is turned off.
3 Normal/Macro
mode
Mode (0.5m – infinity).
Macro mode (11cm – 18cm).
4 Self-timer Indicates the Self-timer is set
5 Resolution
Shows the selected picture resolution:
20 M = 5184X3888;14M = 4320x3240;
8M = 3264x2448; 5M = 2592x1944;
3M = 2048x1536; VGA = 640x480
6 Picture quality
Super fine.
Fine.
Normal
7 Battery indicator The batteries are full.
The batteries are empty.
8 Zoom indicator Shows the zoom ratio during preview mode
9 MicroSD card Indicates the MicroSD card is inserted and will be
used as storage for PHOTO and VIDEO
10 White balance Shows the selected White-balance mode.
11 Photo/Video counter Photo mode: No. of pictures that can be taken.
Video mode: Available recording time.
4. Details for camera settings
20 MP resolution 5184x3888
14 MP resolution 4320x3240
8 MP resolution 3264x2448
5 MP resolution 2592x1944
3 MP resolution 2048x1536
Resolution
VGA resolution 640x480
Quality Super Fine/Fine/Normal Picture quality setting
Metering Center/Multi/Spot Metering setting
Auto Automatic white balance
Daylight White balance for shooting
under fine weather condition
Cloudy White balance for shooting
under cloudy condition
Tungsten White balance for shooting
under tungsten lighting
Settings
Photo
White Balance
Fluorescent White balance for shooting
under fluorescent lighting
ISO Speed Auto/100/200/400/800 Sensitivity selection
Exposure ±2.0, ±5/3, ±4/3, ±1.0, ±
2/3, ±1/3, 0 Exposure setting
Self Timer On/Off Self timer setting
Sharpness Hard/ Normal/ Soft Sharpness setting
Effect
Normal/ B&W/ Sepia/ Negative/
Lomo/ Pencil Sketch/ Red/
Green/ Blue/ Vivid
Effect setting
Date Stamp On/ Off Date stamp setting
Quick View On/ Off Quick view setting
Movie Size VGA 640 x 480
QVGA 320 x 240 Video resolution setting
Auto Automatic white balance
Daylight White balance for shooting
under fine weather condition
Cloudy White balance for shooting
under cloudy condition
Tungsten White balance for shooting
under tungsten lighting
Video
White Balance
Fluorescent
White balance selected for
shooting under fluorescent
lighting
Sounds Off/On Sounds setting
Frequency 50Hz / 60Hz Select power frequency in
your location
Power Save Off / 1Minute / 3 Minutes Auto power off selection
Language
English/ French/
Deutsch/Italian/Spanish/
Portuguese/Japanese
Display language selection
Date/Time YY/MM/DD/HH/MM/SS Date or time setting
Format Yes/No Format the MicroSD Card
Reset All Yes/No Reset all settings to factory
default positions
Setup
Version Shows the firmware version
Note: Turning off the camera will not erase the last settings.
5. Using the camera
5.1 Installing the batteries
1. Open the battery door.
2. Insert 2 x AAA alkaline batteries into the camera compartment.
3. Close the battery door.
Note:
Make sure that the batteries are inserted in the right directions (as marked in the diagram above).
5.2 Inserting a memory card (not included)
This camera has no built-in internal memory. The memory can be gained with a MicroSD memory
card (not included).
Follow the instructions below to insert the optional MicroSD memory card into the camera.
1. Turn off the camera first.
2. Open the battery door (please make sure the battery door was unlocked before open).
3. Insert the MicroSD card into the camera.
Notes:
1. There is only one right direction to insert the MicroSD memory card into the slot. Do not
force the card into the memory card-slot, which may damage both the camera and the
MicroSD memory card.
2. The MicroSD memory card must be formatted before taking photographs. See the following
section for more information.
